The life of seven-year-old Cedric was no different from the life of an ordinary boy, until one day he learned that he had inherited a huge fortune and a noble title. However, getting along with the stern and arrogant grandfather-count, to whom Cedric had to move, turned out to be not at all easy. The novel Little Lord Fauntleroy, published in 1886, instantly became a bestseller and was loved by readers. With this book, the then not very well-known writer Frances Burnett made a name for herself. And the stories “The Secret Garden” and “The Little Princess,” in which the main characters, despite their young age, bravely overcome life’s difficulties, wrote Burnett’s name in the history of literature. Heartfelt works about children who have faced many trials touch deeply souls, and the simple but elegant illustrations by artists such as Charles Robinson, Reginald Birch and Charles Edmund Brock perfectly capture the spirit of the times.